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THE NEBRASKAN-HESPERIAN
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
8ued Every Tuemlny Noonfoy the Univer
sity rubllslilnff Company.
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter.
M. I. Stewart,
11. M. Gakrktt,
Managers.
The Nebraskan-Hesperian will bo
sent to any address upon receipt of the
subscription price, which Is one dollar
a year.
Contributions am solicited from all.
News Items such as locals, personals,
reports of meetings, etc., arc especially
desired. Tho Nebraskan-Hesperian
will bo glad to print any contribution
relative to a general university subject,
but tho name must accompany all such.
Address all communications to the
University Publishing Co., Box 219,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Some students have objected to tho
Nebraskan-Hesperian on the grounds
that it contains too many advertise
ments and too little reading matter.
The objections are ridiculous to any
person who has looked tho paper over
and 'compared It with either of the
papers that were published last year.
Whether they realize it or not, It Is
true that there Is only a small amount
of matter less In the paper this year
than there was In tho two together In
former years. The student body does
not seem to take Into account that
eight pages give more space than four
or more than ten or twelve small ones.
Immediately after the disastrous fire
that occurred in this city some time
since many persons about the univer
sity agitated a plan to give more pro
tection to the buildings in case of fire.
Before anything could be done concern
ing the matter the talk ceased and the
affair passed out of the minds of the
students. The event affords very good
illustration of the way students set
about to accomplish some good. With
a little more thorough discussion and
a little united effort a plan might have
evolved, which if presented to the re
gents in the proper manner would have
caused them to tako a much needed
action.
Congratulations seem to be in order
to the librarian. Tho Increased good
order In the reading and stack rooms
this year has been commented upon by
many people. The old buzz and hum
of subdued voices In former years was
an annoyance of tho worst type to all
aspirants for learning in tho rooms.
Many went to the building merely for
visiting purposes, and to all outward
indications they iulfllled their purpose
In a large majority of cases. In fact,
tho confusion was so great at times
that study was entirely out of the ques
tion and students would often give up
and leave the room. If tho order now
existing proves to be permanent stu
dents should vote thanks to the libra
rian. It Is true that the defeat of tho foot
ball team Friday was expected, and In
as far as the Nebraska boys were con
cerned excusable. However, it was the
best opportunity yet offered to judge
the merits of the team. Several points
proved weak, as is too clearly shown
by a reviow of tho game. With some
more careful supervision and a littlo
painstaking in the placing of men for
tho game Saturday an entirely differ
ent result may wo shown. Tho result
reminds the older students of tho shut
out administered by Ames two years
ago. If the remainder of tho season is
to bo Judged by tho result at that timo
no complaint will bo mado. It was
then that tho team returned nmi no
not scored against In any of tho games
that
Littlo complaint Is heard this year
about the appointment in tho military
department, fn a majority of cases
promotions have been mado In tho or
der of rank. It is duo to the men who
have mado places for themselves in
former years to expect that this rule
will be followed out and that they will
bo the ones chosen to govern tho com
panies this year. Tho officers named,
as a whole, are capable, enterprising
and of sufficient power to manago the
men under them. The new command
ant Is infusing a spirit into tho men
that promises to make competition for
first honors strong next year. Tho work
should go on as started, and tho good
results will be seen at tho proper time.
The amount of good that a general
university social function does Is
shown by the reception by the Y. M.
C. A. and Y. W. C. A., students and fac
ulty to the new students of all colleges
in tho university. For some years this
has been one of the growing functions,
until now tho year would not be com
plete without It. It has become an af
fair of magnitude. Every one is In
vited and hundreds take advantage of
the opportunity thus offered. Every
body tries to get acquainted with
everybody else and the result is that
new students come In contact with old
ones, begin to realize some of the spirit
so common to students and In a short
time they have laid the foundation for
what afterwards becomes a love for
their alma mater.
Several persons interested In a musi
cal lino have Inquired about the exit
of the glee club from the history of the
university. All that is known is that
it has gone, no one knows where. Last
year, when the double quartet was or
ganized, Director Kimball announced
to the members that if satisfactory
work was done the number of members
would be doubled this fall, and that an
eastern trip would be almost an as
sured fact. This trip was to extend as
far as Chicago, with a possible branch
to the northward as far as Minneap
olis. However, a lack of Interest among
the students taking part was responsi
ble for tho abandonment of the plan.
At the present time there ought to be
some way whereby the interest should
bo aroused In this line as well as in
several others where students and pro
fessors alike show a decided apathy.
The sensattion that a visitor receives
whenever looking over the university
here is far from pleasant in many
ways. The cause Is this same anathv
just mentioned. Without some Invie-
oration from new sources in a short
time a derogatory, rather than a pro
gressive movement that will be little
less than suicidal, will surely occur.
Some of the eastern schools are mak
ing preparations to do a vast amount of
good by cheering at tho games this
year. Of course, they have always
made efforts in thij line, but the pres
ent season is to bo a model for some
years to come. One after another the
various institutions are beginning to
realize that the biggest half of tho vic
tory lies with the rooters and not with
tho men who carry tho pigskin. In
many cases complete orcanlzatlnn win
be maintained that will last throughout
tho season. With some consideration,
it is safe to say that tho students of
the University of Nebraska deslio to do
something of this kind. For this rea
son the management of tho Nebraskan
Hesperian desires to urge on the stu
dent body as a whole tho ni.niv
getting together for tho game that is
to bo played with tho Kansas City med
ics Saturday. No doubt exists in tho
minda of any that tho team is a at
with Missouri. Kansas or Iowa
followed.
aggregation and will put up an oxhi-
bitlon that will make It Interesting
for tho spectators as well as the play
ers. If the spectators arc to come in
for this benefit, why is It not right that
they help win the victory? Heretofore
...i. nHMnir wns done in the way of
organized rooting tho military depart
ment has taken the Initiative. All that
was done proved perfectly satisfactory.
Tho only possible objection that could
be raised would bo that there was not
enough of It. There are still two drill
evenings before tho game. We wish to
suggest that tho captains of each com
pany get the men together for a confl
dnntlnl talk on this subject, impress
nnon them the necessity of going to
the game and taking a share in what
Is passing on the field. Then lot the
manager of tho foot ball team allot to
each company a certain section of the
field where tho men will meet at the
timo of the game. The captain of each
company, or some person whom he will
name, will do the leading In tho yell
ing. It can be made systematic and
effective with a little effort on the part
of the companies. Further than this,
t will pave the way for the games
with Missouri and Kansas, which arc
o come later in tho season. It will be
necessary for the rooters to have prac
tice as well as tho players. Let us
urge again that the commandant and
captains push this matter, and let a
goodly amount of enthusiasm be
aroused. When this is done we may
hope that tho players will be able to
accomplish something.
After a careful considerattion of the
subject, the editors of the Nebraskan
Hesperian have decided to offer to the
students of the university a series of
scholarships, which, if the students de
sire to push them, will go into effect
immediately. The plan has been tried
In other Institutions with marked suc
cess, and no reason exists why It
should not be equally as satisfactory
here. The management desires more
subscribers. We propose that any or
ganization desiring to further the in
terests of any student, or that any stu
dent desiring to further his own Inter
ests, shall take an active part in this
contest, providing it meet with the ap
proval of tho student body. The schol
arships are to range in value from $2
to $150, and are to be subject to the fol
lowing conditions: If any person de
sires to subscribe for the paper, let
him leave the price of subscription,
together with tho name of the noram,'
whom he desires to have the scholar-
SHIP, at the Office Of tho NnlirnnVnn.
Hesperian or some of tho book stores
where subscriptions are received. Let
each organization place a man in the
field, whom they will support in this
Zn Letr, ey-ryb0ly work for his
, i au, U th0 candidate for the
scholarship receives ten votes in this
way he will be entitled to 2 in cash;
win ty"flvo v.ot,es aro Ieft for Mm. he
will bo presented with 5 cash. How
over, to make tho contest of mo
value, the editors agree to g vo any
S? htL ,2;.wteha8 0no hundrYd votes
ft? LCJCd "' ML anyone having two
h;,i::.i " ..? .miy-anu fr five
..u,.-u jimu up votes. It depends
upon the students themselves to make
this proposition a financial success to
any one of their number. It is not to
bo understood that this is to apply to
merely one person, but as many as de
slro may enter tho contest, and each
one who receives ten, twenty five or
one hundred votes will receive thJ
Sis' l ThGhasnJeen prom,.8Cd y 25
f r ? a he ,Fer Ses nto effect
from today and if there aro any who
desire to earn their way through this
semester, or partially at least, let them
nterest their friends in the matte? 5
lBJlU? Hat V1 are hundreds of per
sons n tho University of Nebraska
..- i , uut WUJ' I,ave nt been an-
mftChiCd Upon th0 BUbJct Owing to
limited acnuaintftnr.o oc.niii.r"b. "
new student. , nA,::t '.?"' u",0"
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tho punlls.
acquaintances they
uiey ure spoken to by
every case tako an interest in the mat-
w:ii in nonrlv
Harry Porter,
-e 125SOUTK3C
3fet 12th STREET. "
An
Exclusive
Students
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House
Where you can find
everything for use at
the University except
books...-
History Covers, all sizes
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History Papers, all grades.
Largest stock of mechani
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Full line of all makes of
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Ideal, Parker, Wirt, and
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